The Twentieth-Century American House: Masterworks of Residential Architecture - Hardcover

Kenneth Frampton; David Larkin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500341435 ISBN 13: 9780500341438

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 1995

Synopsis

Throughout the 20th century, America has provided fertile ground for innovative residential architecture, from the Shingle Style pioneered on the East Coast in the late 19th century to the deconstructivist experiments in California today. This volume presents America's finest masterpieces of modern architecture, featuring houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Eliel Saarinen, Walter Gropius, Philip Johnson, Charles Moore, Louis Kahn and Michael Graves. The individual elements of each house, both exterior and interior, are illustrated, and complementing these are selections of the architects' plans and drawings. Each house is explored in depth, with a discussion of its context in the progression of American architecture, its role in the architect's oeuvre, and its broader relationship to the history of 20th- century American cultural and artistic movements.

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Review:

"This is a coffee-table book with a point of view. The presentation of what it says are the 44 greatest hits of modern American residential architecture is enlivened by the opinions of its author." "The Washington Post""The most influential modern houses built over the last two centuries are showcased in author Kenneth Frampton's latest coffee table book." "California Home & Design"."..this hefty, handsome volume has the luminous photographs and thought-provoking text to fulfill the quest." "Modernism Magazine""If you love mid-century modern design, you'll swoon over sumptuous illustrations and well-researched texts that conspire to uncover some of the period's best-kept secrets." "Charleston Home"

About the Author:

Kenneth Frampton, a professor at Columbia University, is a distinguished architectural historian and critic.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0500341435
• ISBN 13: 9780500341438
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300